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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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